iCertifi vs CertVoice
CertVoice is a brand-new app led by voice dictation. iCertifi is the app voted #1 by electricians in the TradeSkills4U survey in Professional Electrician & Installer – four AI tools, a professional cable calculator, native Apple security and five trades in one family. It is not a close comparison.
Quick answer
iCertifi is voted #1 by electricians in the TradeSkills4U survey in Professional Electrician & Installer. Board Vision scans any board in 30 seconds, Test Vision reads any meter, Spark AI answers BS 7671 on the spot, Certificate Guardian checks every certificate before you sign, and Circuit Designer sizes the cable and builds the circuit onto the cert. CertVoice leads on voice dictation – speak your findings and it types them up – and also offers board camera scanning. It is a clever party trick, but it depends on voice recognition being accurate on a noisy site, and beyond that its AI is thin. It is an electrical-only beta, 29.99 GBP a month at the time of writing.
iCertifi vs CertVoice, side by side
| iCertifi | CertVoice | |
|---|---|---|
| AI board scanning | Board Vision – any board, PDF, paper or photo, 30 sec, 95%+ | Board camera scanning |
| AI meter reading (any brand) | Test Vision – reads any meter display | Not available |
| AI regs assistant | Spark AI – trained on BS 7671 and BS 5839 | Not available |
| Full AI compliance check | Certificate Guardian – every field scanned before sign-off | Zs validation only |
| Pro cable calculator | Circuit Designer – sizes cable, Zs, volt drop, builds the circuit onto the cert | Not available |
| Certificate range | 15 electrical types + Gas, PAT, Fire, Emergency Lighting | Electrical only |
| Security | On-device, Apple encryption + iOS Keychain | Syncs to their cloud |
| Offline working | Full, on-device | Capture offline, needs sync |
| Remote QS sign-off + audit trail | QS dashboard, remote sign-off, full audit trail (Cloud Pro) | Not available |
| Live client progress tracking | Yes – clients track like a parcel (Cloud Pro) | Not available |
| NFC board history | Yes – tag and scan a board’s full history (Cloud Pro) | Not available |
| Invoicing (Making Tax Digital) | Mintbooks – auto draft invoice on save | Not available |
| Apple Watch app | Yes – the only one for electricians | Not available |
| Track record | Since 2011 – voted #1 by electricians in the TradeSkills4U survey in Professional Electrician & Installer | New, in beta |
Voice input, or a full AI toolkit
An AI engine, not one trick: Board Vision, Test Vision, Spark AI and Certificate Guardian work together – scan the board, read the meter, ask the regs, check compliance. CertVoice has voice dictation and little else.
A professional cable calculator built in: Circuit Designer sizes the cable, calculates volt drop and Zs with derating, and builds the finished circuit straight onto your EIC, EICR or Minor Works – full working shown for inspectors.
Native Apple security: your data stays on your device, protected by Apple encryption and the iOS Keychain – not sitting on a third-party cloud server.
Remote QS sign-off (Cloud Pro): Qualified Supervisors review, correct and sign from anywhere, with live notifications and a full audit trail – plus live client tracking and NFC board history that CertVoice has no answer to.
One app for every trade: 15 electrical certificate types plus gas (CP12), PAT, fire and emergency lighting – and certificates that turn straight into Making Tax Digital invoices through Mintbooks.
What a voice-first beta cannot do yet
A beta built on one feature: voice dictation is the whole product – and it only works as well as the recognition does on a noisy site. There is no meter-reading AI, no regs assistant, no cable calculator.
Electrical-only: CertVoice covers EICR, EIC and Minor Works. iCertifi adds Gas, PAT, Fire and Emergency Lighting, and keeps your data on-device rather than on a third-party server.
Unproven and pricey: a brand-new beta at 29.99 GBP a month, with no invoicing, no QS workflow and no track record.
Which one fits how you work
If dictating findings hands-free is the single thing you want and you are happy to trust a new beta, CertVoice does that one job. For a serious tool, it is not close: iCertifi has four AI tools, a professional cable calculator, native Apple security, remote QS sign-off, automatic invoicing, and five trades in one app family. It is the app voted #1 by electricians in the TradeSkills4U survey in Professional Electrician & Installer and Elec Training – and nothing on this page comes close.
CertVoice questions electricians ask
Is CertVoice better than iCertifi?
No. CertVoice offers voice dictation, but it is an electrical-only beta with no meter-reading AI, no regs assistant, no cable calculator, no invoicing and no track record. iCertifi has a full AI engine, Circuit Designer, native Apple security and five trades in one app.
Does iCertifi have AI?
Yes – four AI tools. Board Vision scans boards, Test Vision reads meters, Spark AI answers BS 7671 questions, and Certificate Guardian checks the whole certificate for compliance before you sign.
How much does CertVoice cost?
CertVoice is 29.99 GBP a month. iCertifi is on the App Store, is voted #1 by electricians in the TradeSkills4U survey in Professional Electrician & Installer, and saves 1.5-2.5 hours per certificate with Board Vision alone.
Can you dictate certificates in iCertifi?
Yes. Dictation covers observations and notes, alongside Board Vision for scanning a board and Test Vision for reading a meter display. Voice is one input method among several rather than the whole product, so you are not stuck talking through a job on a noisy site.
Is CertVoice still in beta?
CertVoice has been running as a beta, and its Pro tier adds board camera scanning on top of voice. Check its current status before you commit. iCertifi has been in continuous release since 2011.
Compare iCertifi with other tools
Still weighing up your options? See the full breakdown on the Why Electricians Choose iCertifi hub, or compare iCertifi directly with another tool:
Try the UK’s #1 electrical app
Scan the board, read the meter, size the cable, check compliance and invoice the job – all in one native Apple app.
The full range of BS 7671 electrical certificates. EIC, EICR and Minor Works, with the calculators built in – Zs verification, R1+R2, PFC and cable sizing.